Water-meter box.



NI. NI. KANE.

WATER METER BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE II. 1913.

Patented May 11, 1915.

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Be it known'that I, Mii'rnnw M KANE, -.15 a citizen ofthe `United States, residing at Rome, in the county of Floyd and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and use'- ful Improvements in which the followin This invention re similar devices, jects. to improve the construction and' increase theA efficiency and utility of' devices of this character. 'l l Another object of the invention is to providea simply constructed attachment whereby the reading ofthe meter will be niaterially facilitated. 1 With' these and other objects in view'the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrative of the referred embodiment of the invention. Y

Figure -1 is a is a specification.

plan view of a water meter box with the improvement applied and in open position. Fig. 2 is a section of the box on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

he improved device may be applied to meters of various forms, and it is not de sii-ed to limit the invention to any specific form of meter or like device, but for the purpose of illustration the improved device is shown applied 'to a conventional meter in which l0 represents the casing of the nidter with the intake pipe 11 entering at one.' side and the outlet pipe 12 leading therefrdm at the opposite side, usual construction; y

The interior construction of the ineter does not constitute apertof the present invention and it is not deemed necessary to illustrate the same. I'

The body 10pt' the meter is proride'd with a closure 13 hingedly united thereto* at 14 casing 10 which engagesthe indicator nicchanism including the dials and the denotinghands or lingers. Inclosing the casing 10 of the meter and likewise inclosing portions.

bf the pipe 1l-12, is a protecting casing l5 of any suitable shape, but preferably with rounded ends and a closure 27 witha' flat Water-MeterBoXes, of

ates to water meters and. and has for one of its obshown and these parts being pi the upper side., The upper edge of the casing is formed with a sh closure 27, and the a, plurality of supporting and strengthening brackets 28, as shown.

ormed through the upper side of the cas- 5 is an opening-'16 provided with a 17 which closely lits the opening, and .is supported thereo or rabbet surrounding the opening. The upperside `Aof the casing 15 is located some distance abovethe upper face of 10,'and the closure opening 16, consequently, not be opened so long as its lower position.`

he upper face oi the closure 13 canthe closure 17 is in .roadway or walk withits upper face flush with the body of the walker roadway, hence the-necessity for forming the upper Aface roughenedto enab thereover. l

At one end the rabbet of the opening 16 is wider than at ,the/other parts of the opening, and the wider'. portion is provided with apertures 18 to receive curved propections 9 extending from lthe closure 17. At their lower ends theeurved members 19 'are lat'- erally widened to ear beneath the lower face of the top of he casing 15. By this means when the closure 17 is in its lower or closed position' the curved bars 19 project into the interior of thev casing l5, and when the closure'17 is `opened the curved members 19 serve as closure to swing upwardly and rearwardly, the closure being limited in its rearward movement by the lateral projections 2O -as illustrated in Fig. 2. Formed in the upper face of the top of the casing 15 at the side of the opening 16 opposite to the wider portion of the rabbet having the slotsA 18 is a recess or depression 21 while a similar recess or depression 22 is formed in the free end of the closure 17 and registers with the recess 21.' Located within the recesses 21 is av button device 23 having tending downwardly therethrough and into the interior of the casing 15. 'The pin 211 is provided with a stop nut25 at its lower end and, surrounded by a spring 26 which e1;-v erts its force to maintain the button dev1ce 23 yieldably in its downward position. The

oulder to receive the latter is provided with .upon a. suitable ledge' le persons to readilywalk hinges to enable the Patented May 11,1915. :application led June 11, 1913. Serieel No. 773,054.

the body 13 opens through the a pintle4 or pin 24 ex- 1 g Weense v recess 21 is of suln'cent size to enable the button 23 to be turned one-fourth around to remove its free end from the recess 22 and thus release the closure 17. The spring 26 thus exerts its force to maintain the button in engagement with the closure 17 and vprevent its accidental displacement While at the same time the button will yield when pressure is applied laterally thereto to- By this simple means release the closure. the upper end of the meter casing 10 including its closure 13 is covered and protected, while at the same time the registering dials and indicatin fingers are readily accessible for reading the state of the meter and Without the necessity for removing the cover 27 of the casing 15 or otherwise disturbing the parts. The reading of the meter is thus materially facilitated Without interferin with its operation or causing delay.

aving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the class described, a casing including a horizontal top member provided with apertures each having a reduced lateral offset, a closure for the top7 arms extending from the closure and engaging respectively in the reduced. ol'isets of the apertures and provided with lateral projections bearing beneai the top when the closure is open and in one position and adapted to pass through the apertures to release the closure when' the same is in another position. v

2. ln a device of the class described, a casing including a horizontal top member having an opening with a supporting shoulder tion and adapted to pass through the apertures to release the closure when the same is'in another position. Y

In testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of tivo Witnesses.

MATTHEW KANE.` [La] \Vitnesses: i

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H. lV. RILEY. 

